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Yoruba Genesis is a Creation myth originating from the Orisha belief system. The main deity depicted in this myth is likely Olurun. Others include and Obatala.

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Attested: Unknown
Created: Unknown
Myth type: Creation
Main deity: Olurun
Belief system: Orisha
Origin: Africa › Western Africa › Benin, Nigera

Belief system

Orisha Religion

Polytheistic

Orisha is the collection of religious beliefs native to the Yoruba peoples in modern-day Nigeria.

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Olurun

Main deity

Olurun is a Yoruban deity associated with the tribe's creation narrative.

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Other deities mentioned

Obatala

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The Yoruba Genesis creation myth comes from the Yoruba people of western Africa (modern-day Nigeria and Benin area). According to Yoruba mythology, Olurun (Olodumare) was the supreme being who created everything.[1]

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🡩Leeming, Creation Myths, 288.
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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Yoruba Genesis." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 20 Feb. 2019, omnika.org/stable/4. Accessed 1 May. 2024.

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APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

OMNIKA (2019, February 20). Yoruba Genesis. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/4

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CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Yoruba Genesis." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created February 20, 2019. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://omnika.org/stable/4.

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Bibliography

Leeming, David A. Creation Myths of the World: An Encyclopedia. 2nd edition. Vol. 1 [Parts I-II]. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2010.
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